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4 years ago

Why is it painful to lift a heavy load with a thin piece of string?

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Aleksandr [31]4 years ago

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Explanation:

A thin piece of string has lower force than of a heavy load.

When the load is being lifted, the force exerted by the load is much more greater than the string, which eventually hits our hands.

For example, a heavy bag. You tie a thin string to it and try to lift it. The force exerted by the bag will hit the string harder, reaching for your plams. As the thin string has less force, its reaction force is not enough to hit back the greater force. Also, the less the surface area, the more difficult the grip gets. But, if you attach a thick rope or belt, the force exerted my the bag is automatically minimized as the reaction force of the thick rope is near about the action force. Hence, greater the surface area, better the grip.

*action force: force exerted by the bag

*reaction force: the force hit back by the rope

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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2 years ago

Plz help ASAP I'll mark as brainliest

gogolik [260]

Hi there!

Hooke's law states that:

F = -kx

k = Spring constant (N/m)

x = DISPLACEMENT from equilibrium (m)

Essentially, the force of a spring is PROPORTIONAL to its spring constant and its displacement from its equilibrium point.

The force of the spring (T) is not proportional to the spring's length (l), but rather its DISPLACEMENT from its equilibrium length. (Δl)

The equilibrium length is where the force of the spring (T) = 0N. Looking at the graph, the line intersects this value at l = 30cm.

We can begin by looking at the given graph.

When the spring force = 4N, the total length of the spring is 35 cm.

Now, the EQUILIBRIUM length is 30 cm, so the total elongation is:

35 - 30 = 5 cm.

5.1.

If the spring elongates by 10 cm, the total length of the spring is:

30 + 10 = 40 cm

According to the graph, a length of 40 cm corresponds to a force of 8N.

5.2.

We can solve for the weight of the ball using the following:

W (weight) = m (mass) · acceleration due to gravity (10N/kg)

Using a summation of forces:

∑F = T - W

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0 = T - W

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0 = T - Mg

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